A muddy intervention: the complex reality of taVNS therapy for Long COVID
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Apr 2026
Summary
Troy Pearse developed autonomic dysfunction and a brain injury after a SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2020. He used a TENS unit for vagus nerve stimulation, guiding sessions with heart rate variability tracked on a wearable device, and said it works very well and is very affordable. He was careful about combining it with other treatments to avoid overstimulation.
What they tried
Credits Vagus nerve stimulation, Vagus nerve stimulation.
What they credit
Also tried
Approaches: Vagus nerve stimulation
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